President Ulysses S. Grant was a Christmas kind of guy. A practicing Methodist, he made December 25 a federal holiday in 1870. Ever since then, the birthday of Jesus the Nazarene has been a official day of rest.
And just last week, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order making Christmas Eve a federal holiday as well. Joy to the World! Or at least to the USA.
You may remember some years back there were attacks on Christmas by secular-progressives that went like this: “we don’t believe in Jesus and don’t want to see him and his parents displayed on public property. And we may sue if that happens. In addition, we don’t even want to hear the words ‘Merry Christmas,’ so don’t be saying them in places of business. Like stores where people buy Christmas presents. We’ll have none of that!”
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